Mental Health & Trauma

Police chiefs continue to push Crisis Intervention Training for officers but say lack of available courses and scheduling confli

PDs strive for more mental health training

Police officers agree there is a swelling tide of mental illness on the horizon and they are already beginning to feel its effects. But officers are finding themselves woefully underprepared.

Environmental Health, Mental Health
Visalia PD, Sheriffs and Tulare County Mental Health partner to bring 40-hour crisis intervention training to officers after the

Police Use HOPE To Calm Mental Health Crisis

This article was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2018 California Fellowship.

Environmental Health, Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness
Tim Whalen, with Veterans Affairs, speaks with Amador County resident Mel Welsh about the shortage of behavioral health options

Preventing Suicide, One Conversation At A Time

This story was produced as a project for the 2018 California Fellowship, a program of the Center for Health Journalism at USC Annenberg.
 

Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Mental Health